Need phone buying suggestions

Hi, I want to buy a new phone and the budget is 10 to 13k

I am already having nokia 6303 classic ( The things i am not satisfied[now] with this phone are: no support for java apps above 1mb and more than 2 tabs opened in opera mini crashes it telling our of memory)

So, i need suggestions buying a phone overcoming the above limitations of my old phone.

I want the new phone for:
1. Browsing (24x7 online)
2. Good battery life - I mean a good talktime too
3. good reception
4. easy messaging

I dont concern about:
camera, LS,

I mostly use it for browsing forums..
I took a look at nokia c6 (~13k) is it worth or shud i look for a even better one,,

regards,

You should have browsed through this forum first before creating another thread...

At your budget, I recommend the LG Optimus One P500. It costs between 9k and 10k.

*cdn.ubergizmo.com/photos/2010/11/lg-optimus-one.jpg

Video: YouTube - Hands on with the LG Optimus One

Review: LG Optimus One P500 review: One and a half - GSMArena.com

It beats every Nokia phone hands down...

C6 is an old electronic brick that nobody should pickup. a H/W keyboard won't save it. use any Android mobile (Samsung Ace, LG Optimus One. 14k & 9k resptly) & i doubt you'll talk about the any crap costly Nokia phone again.

your choice. only you'll regret later if you choose the wrong one.

1. LG Optimus One
2. nokia c6-01 if you can pay 15k and c7 for 16k.
3. Nokia E5.
4 Blackberry curve 3G

the best thing is to wait for HTC Wildfire S which is coming out in a weeks time.

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optimus one looks like the best match for you ... if internet browsing is what you want your phone for.. don't even bother considering nokia... android gives you almost a pc like browsing

LG Optimus One P500

otherwise.....Nokia E5(if you dont find the O1 anywhere in your city)

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i ended up buying both. E5 and LG O1.

I wud suggest O1..
go for it.

Hi all,
A friend of mine, recently showed me the ace. Its awesome touch interface is nice...
The problem most nokia users face is that the symbian ui responds very lately.
I am planning to extend my budget and go for the galaxy ace.. is there anything to consider or ace is fit and nice?
BTW, I think ace's processor is faster than o1

Yes, the proccy is faster. O1 has 600 mhz. Whereas Ace has-
800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Adreno
200 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset

Anish said:
I am planning to extend my budget and go for the galaxy ace.. is there anything to consider or ace is fit and nice?
BTW, I think ace's processor is faster than o1

only other choice is HTC Wildfire S but its yet to be launched. but should be here in a couple of weeks or less. so if you can wait.

But htc wildfire has a 600mhz processor a slower processor than the ace

BTW, does any one know whether galaxy ace has a gps antenna?

^^Yes it does.

But HTC will always have better built quality.

now, i am in a dilemma between the wildfire s and galaxy ace ????

HTC sucks big time when it comes to providing their handsets with batteries. DESIRE HD comes with a measly 1250Mah battery.

^^ true but i think Wildfire S will last longer than Ace. both uses battery of almost same wattage (100mah less in WS) but then it uses slower components & smaller display.

pulsar_swift said:
HTC sucks big time when it comes to providing their handsets with batteries. DESIRE HD comes with a measly 1250Mah battery.

yes. but the newer phones like Desire S and Wildfire S look much much better.

So, pls give me the percentage of reliability for galaxy ace vs Wildfire S pls

if u can wait for Wildfire S then it would be best for u...

^^ Thanks dude... and I am counting on that.. Does anyone know when the wildfire s will be available? (atleast approximately)

Within a month(hopefully) and probably wont cost less than 14k.
I expect it to cost 16k.

but, yes worth the wait. Just hope HTC will price it strategically like the Optimus One P500.

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if you are considering wildfire s better go for optimus one.. wildfire does not have any considerable advantage over optimus one (optimus of has a better battery)...

Guys, after browsing much under this category, I am in a tie between
Wildfire S and Optimus one. To filter my thoughts, I post some of my requirements to bias on a single phone,,

1. I drop the phone regularly (and yes, my nokia 6303c is really strong)
2. Smooth UI response
3. Compact. (slim like my previous phone)

Anish said:
1. I drop the phone regularly (and yes, my nokia 6303c is really strong)

wildfire S ---> gorilla glass + good build.
Optimus one ---> good build.

Anish said:
2. Smooth UI response

tie. both are same. but Sense is way ahead of LG launcher. but replace it with any 3rd party launcher.

Anish said:
3. Compact. (slim like my previous phone)

WS a bit more compact than O1.

so i guess, its WS. but current market price is ~13.8k. whereas O1 is 4k+ cheaper.

@sam: Thanks dude.

So, if i buy ws, then what will i get extra for that 4k+? (same 600mhz proccy / 512 mb ram as O1) will it be only gorilla glass and htc sense?

IN what category does WS swipes O1? I saw one of the links from TDF which pointed out O1 to be the winner in Ws vs O1

any suggestions on this?

and what about after sales support (i mean like pc suite, online support, user community) for WS? (For O1, i see a huge community in TDF itself)

PS: O1 pic posted by android fan is catchy!!!!

Anish said:
@sam: Thanks dude.

So, if i buy ws, then what will i get extra for that 4k+? (same 600mhz proccy / 512 mb ram as O1) will it be only gorilla glass and htc sense?

IN what category does WS swipes O1? I saw one of the links from TDF which pointed out O1 to be the winner in Ws vs O1

802.11n
LED flash
comes with gingerbread

but

O1 has more battery life.

If you can spend 15k for W:S, I think it's even better to go with Motorola Defy, given that it has got Froyo update.

any suggestions on this?

and what about after sales support (i mean like pc suite, online support, user community) for WS? (For O1, i see a huge community in TDF itself)

PS: O1 pic posted by android fan is catchy!!!!

Thanks for your suggestions friends, i will settle upon a phone based on my requirements, buy one and will soon post pics of it

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I want to buy a phone.budget-1000 to 13k.
my requirement-
1) speed browsing(like pc)
2)good video cam,
3)smooth operating,
I choose some models-1)O-1,(2)nokia c6-01,(3)wildfire s.
And anybody knows the price of optimus chik,wildfire salsa and s e experia mini.
thanks

souravs said:
I want to buy a phone.budget-1000 to 13k.
my requirement-
1) speed browsing(like pc)
2)good video cam,
3)smooth operating,
I choose some models-1)O-1,(2)nokia c6-01,(3)wildfire s.
And anybody knows the price of optimus chik,wildfire salsa and s e experia mini.
thanks

If you are okay with Symbian, check Nokia C7. great camera, good multimedia, decent OS, awesome display.

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But somebody say that symbian is slow!

yes .. but cant complain and i saw nokia c5 of one of my friends.. UI is pretty responsive. But compared to android, symbian sucks a big time. (Dono why nokia still sticks to symbian and has made parnetship with windows!!)

If you want smooth operating and speed browsing, go for O1 or WS
If cam quality is a must, then settle for nokia

souravs said:
But somebody say that symbian is slow!

S^3 is much better. Also, if you can, wait for Nokia X7. Looks pretty good to me.

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anybody knows about ideosx5 and t mobile g2x?

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which phone's browser is speedy in 2g network between O-1 and wildfire s.

Any suggestion over LAVA A10...
I am looking to get a basic touch phone in low budget

^ Cant tell anything dude... One of my friends, bought the lava and was very much disappointed with it.. the touch gets damaged easily and soon.. Screen resolution sucks!! Look for samsung corby or similar phones..

Hi friends, I wanna buy htc wildfire s(white color) where can i buy online? I am very much afraid :mrgreen:

of letsbuy.com after the experience of our fellow mate sarath. ebay is offering used phones (white color)..any other suggestions of online stores?
Thanks

ITTechPerson said:
Any suggestion over LAVA A10...
I am looking to get a basic touch phone in low budget

Just get something from a good brand and that has good support structure. These el-cheapo phones are good on paper but nothing beats the reliability of top brands.

Hi friends, i wanna buy wildfire s Online. I saw the letsbuy website, they are having grey color. but i want white color... Any trustable website? like flipkart? (in flipkart too they are having black color)
Please reply soon...
Thanks.

^ Why buy online only? You can contact Flipkart helpline and ask if the white color model is available, or you can always visit the local shop to get one

Anish said:
Hi friends, i wanna buy wildfire s Online. I saw the letsbuy website, they are having grey color. but i want white color... Any trustable website? like flipkart? (in flipkart too they are having black color)
Please reply soon...
Thanks.

check infibeam.com

yeah, it did that first.. I went to a local shop - univercel(a dealer listed in htc website) they are irritating me.. offering other handsets such as samsung, lg etc. .. when i insisted, one of the salse man told me that the product itself isn't launched(today evening).. I got fedup..though i am not satisfied going online, there is no way for me now.

@desiibond: its too grey color dude... i wanna white
thanks for the website name.

Buy HTC Wildfire S (White)/Android v2.3/3G/Wi-Fi/5MP at Best Price in India - Also find Specifications, Photos, Features & Reviews

can any one say me is this ok

Anish said:
^ Cant tell anything dude... One of my friends, bought the lava and was very much disappointed with it.. the touch gets damaged easily and soon.. Screen resolution sucks!! Look for samsung corby or similar phones..

Hi friends, I wanna buy htc wildfire s(white color) where can i buy online? I am very much afraid of letsbuy.com after the experience of our fellow mate sarath. ebay is offering used phones (white color)..any other suggestions of online stores?
Thanks

There are three Amazon wannables in India... Flipkart, Indiaplaza and Infibeam... Then there is also new players like letsbuy and saholic...

Add 2K and get Galaxy Ace or HTC Wildfire S..if no then Lg Optimus One ! The best !

desiibond said:
Just get something from a good brand and that has good support structure. These el-cheapo phones are good on paper but nothing beats the reliability of top brands.

I agree with u somewhat... I bought the "SE Yendo" & didn't went for Lava A10 to just get the same Brand (SE - my fev.)
What I found a good phone in low range....(Touch ph in 5 k) the SE O/s is just ok... sound should give gr8 bcause it is walkman series...but found nothing gr8 like other walkman series. Touch performance is not up to the SE mark. Samsung low range touch performe better than this.

Any way... I tink I will switch to Samsung Wave - II

ITTechPerson said:
Any way... I tink I will switch to Samsung Wave - II

Whoa! hold on buddy. Bada OS has already lost its shine. Stick to the droids. Even SYmbian S^3 Anna works better than Bada OS, has more apps built for it and C7 is much better phone.

ITTechPerson said:
I agree with u somewhat... I bought the "SE Yendo" & didn't went for Lava A10 to just get the same Brand (SE - my fev.)
What I found a good phone in low range....(Touch ph in 5 k) the SE O/s is just ok... sound should give gr8 bcause it is walkman series...but found nothing gr8 like other walkman series. Touch performance is not up to the SE mark. Samsung low range touch performe better than this.

I was referring to smartphones, not features phones. There are lot of feature phones from big brands that suck.

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One second, I'm in dilemma.Now Defy is available in 15k.It has a better resolution and bigger screen that help to read e-books.But motorola????Actually I'm hanging between O-1 and defy now.please rescue me.

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souravs said:
One second, I'm in dilemma.Now Defy is available in 15k.It has a better resolution and bigger screen that help to read e-books.But motorola????Actually I'm hanging between O-1 and defy now.please rescue me.

Same here...I need to decide between Wildfire S,Optimus 1 and Defy.I am more inclined towards Htc, for a reputed brand than LG and Motorola.I really doubt the hw quality and ASS from LG and Motorola.But the price vs features difference is confusing me more

souravs said:
One second, I'm in dilemma.Now Defy is available in 15k.It has a better resolution and bigger screen that help to read e-books.But motorola????Actually I'm hanging between O-1 and defy now.please rescue me.

bugsome said:
Same here...I need to decide between Wildfire S,Optimus 1 and Defy.I am more inclined towards Htc, for a reputed brand than LG and Motorola.I really doubt the hw quality and ASS from LG and Motorola.But the price vs features difference is confusing me more

Go for Defy...

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But so many users post their poor experiences about defy in 'android forum'.

1.Has it(Motorola defy) document viewer and editor?
2.Can I upgrade OS from 2.2 to 2.3(now 2.1)?
3.Is it a trouble less phone?(ultimately it is Motorola also)

souravs said:
But so many users post their poor experiences about defy in 'android forum'.

1.Has it(Motorola defy) document viewer and editor?
2.Can I upgrade OS from 2.2 to 2.3(now 2.1)?
3.Is it a trouble less phone?(ultimately it is Motorola also)

1. Doesn't matter. Document viewer and editor is an app. Download one from the market or use Google Docs app. There are many choices available...

2. Officially 2.3 is not available. But Gingerbread ROMs are available if you are adventurous enough...

3. Has excellent built quality, good screen... dust proof, water proof... IMO, @14.5k, Defy is value for money...

souravs said:
But so many users post their poor experiences about defy in 'android forum'.

1.Has it(Motorola defy) document viewer and editor?
2.Can I upgrade OS from 2.2 to 2.3(now 2.1)?
3.Is it a trouble less phone?(ultimately it is Motorola also)

If you have lot of doubts regarding Defy, then get W:S. I, personally, would've gone for Defy thanks to its specs and I do trust Motorola. They were dying not because of quality but due to lack of proper models.

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AndroidFan said:
1. Doesn't matter. Document viewer and editor is an app. Download one from the market or use Google Docs app. There are many choices available...

2. Officially 2.3 is not available. But Gingerbread ROMs are available if you are adventurous enough...

3. Has excellent built quality, good screen... dust proof, water proof... IMO, @14.5k, Defy is value for money...

Does downloaded D.V support my own pdf files?bcos I downloaded a reader in my 5230,it doesn't show or support pdf file which is loaded from PC. If does,how is it be smooth? :lol:

need user opinion.Thanx. :smile:

souravs said:
Does downloaded D.V support my own pdf files?bcos I downloaded a reader in my 5230,it doesn't show or support pdf file which is loaded from PC. If does,how is it be smooth?
need user opinion.Thanx.

Ha ha ha ha... Nokia 5230 is a feature phone...

Defy is a Smartphone... It is like a powerful computer... You can very easily read pdf files using a variety of readers... Even the official Adobe Acrobat reader is available for free if you need.

PDFs have fixed formatting so you might have to do a fair bit of panning to read your documents. But it is very smooth... Don't worry about it...

My first PC in 1999 was a Pentium III 450 MHz and it had 128 MB RAM and 6.4 GB HDD...

Today, your Defy has a better, 800 MHz processor, 512 MB RAM and upto 32 GB of SD card support... Trust me, its really good...

Android is awesome...

Cheers!

I am again confused with the lowering of price of moto defy..
now, samsung ace got out of my mind... Its moto defy vs WS.
WS looks awesome, some say, touch response is excellent and it looks stylish,blue tooth 3.0,better os than defy and better camera.
But defy got 800mhz processor, large screen than WS and 16M colors compared to WS(256K color) so, i think its got better clarity than WS.
With these thoughts, when am I going to buy a phone and get rid of my symbian! Guys, please clear me...!